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12th May: Rowling warns for buying a stolen prequel & classical music performance in a living room

Friday 12th May '17

In today's news: list to a music performances in a living room and new film clip of the Beatles during their filming in the Austrian Alps. JK Rowling warns not to buy a stolen Harry …

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Will Opera in Italy flourish again?

Wednesday 4th November '15

Italy, the country where opera was born around 1600, is home to more than 800 opera houses, many of which have been neglected. A combination of bad management and budget cuts under the Berlusconi government …

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3rd November: Women in music debate, Classical 100 & Delhi Classical Music Festival

Tuesday 3rd November '15

Classical News In today’s news, Classical Music Magazine discusses why the women in music debate is more important than ever and ABRSM launches an initiative to get more primary school children interested in classical music. Also, …

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#vlogtober 15th, Madrid Piano Project

Thursday 15th October '15

Yesterday in Madrid, eight pianos were placed in different spots about the city for everyone to play.The initiative was taken in connection with a concert by Ukrainian pianist Stanislav Khristenko at the Auditorio Nacional de Música, Madrid, …

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3rd of August: bassoon part as the “endangered species” instruments, work of the artistic director Tom Morris, Johannes Zeinler winner of the St. Albans International Organ Competition and Roy Haynes “greatest living jazz drummer”

Monday 3rd August '15

Classical News In today's news the Guardian reports on how the bassoon is being considered as an "engandered species". The Occupy the Pianos Festival opens at St John’s Smith Square and artistic director Tom Morris explains …

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16th December: Taylor Swift donates to Orchestra, 2014 Academy Awards, and Wagner inspired by migraines

Monday 16th December '13

GramophoneTaylor Swift donates $100,000 to the Nashville Symphony OrchestraThe singer-songwriter makes a birthday giftThe Guardian Synthesisers are killing film and TV music, say British composers Carl Davis and Christopher Gunning claim synthesised orchestras are preferred to the …

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